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My Design Snap App Assistant Book
MEMO
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW 2
Enabling a Wireless Network Connection 5
Positioning an Embroidery Design 7
Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center within the Hoop 10
Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center with Image from the Smartphone 12
• Learnabouttheapplication’scapabilities................................................................................................................................. 2
• Learnhowtoviewtheinstructionvideosfortheapplicationthatareonthemachine................................................... 4
• Learnhowtoconnectthemachinetoawirelessnetwork.....................................................................................................5
• Learnhowtoinstalltheapplicationfromthemachine............................................................................................................5
• Learnhowtheapplicationconnectswiththemachine.......................................................................................................... 6
• LearnhowtoCalibrateYourMobileDeviceLens..................................................................................................................... 6
• LearnhowtopositionadesignusingtheEasymode..............................................................................................................7
• LearnhowtocalibratethehoopandpositionadesignusingtheAdvancedmode......................................................... 8
• LearnhowtouseMyDesignSnaponyoursmartphonetophotographthefabricpatterntouse
MyDesignCentertodrawanembroiderydesignontopofthefabricpattern................................................................10
• Learnhowtotransferimagedatasavedonthesmartphonetothemachine,touse
MyDesignCentertoconverttheimagetoembroiderydata...............................................................................................12
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OVERVIEW
ThismanualwillhelpyoulearnhowtousetheMyDesignSnapPositioningapplicationthroughstep-by-
stepinstructionsthatfollowalongwiththeinstructionvideosontheMachine.
WearesurethatthebrilliantfeaturesofMyDesignSnapwillmakeyourprojectsspectacular.
Belowisageneralexplanationofhowtheapplicationworks.Eachstepwillbemorethoroughlyexplained
andillustratedlaterinthemanual.
Togetstarted,youwillneedto:
•Installtheapplicationfromyourmachine’ssettingsscreenorsearchfortheappcalled“My Design
Snap”(inAppStoreforiOSorinPlayStoreforAndroid™)
•ConnectyourBrothermachinetoyourwirelessnetwork
•Connectyourphonetothesamewirelessnetwork
Eachtimeyouopentheapplication,youwillbeguidedthroughthenecessarystepsfortheapplicationto
findandconnecttotheBrothermachineandtosendyourimagetothemachine.
Therearethreefunctionsavailablewithintheapplication:
Selectthefirsticontopositionanembroiderydesign.
SelectthesecondicontocreateanembroiderypatterninMy
DesignCenterandthenplacethedesigninaspecificlocation
withinthehoop.
Selectthethirdicontoselectanimagestoredonyour
smartphonetocreateanembroiderypatterninMyDesign
Center.
ThefirsttwooptionsintheapplicationusethecodifiedembroideryframesincludedwithyourBrother
machine.Thesetwofunctionsallowyoutoselectaneasymodeforplacementoranadvancedmodefor
morepreciseplacement.

Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwillusean
embroiderypositioningstickertocalibratetheframe.Youwill
thenbeabletomanuallypositionthedesignorautomatically
alignthedesignwiththepositioningsticker.
AppStoreisaservicemarkofAppleInc.
AndroidisatrademarkofGoogleLLC.
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OVERVIEW
Thesecondandthirdoptionsintheapplicationworkwithyourmachine’sMyDesignCenterfunctionto
createoreditembroiderydata.Youwillbeabletousetheimagefromyoursmartphoneto:
Loadthehoopedfabricorartfileasthebackgroundwhencreatingyourpattern
Convertalinedrawingtoembroiderydata
Convertanillustrationtoembroiderydata
Thismanualisintendedtointroducethebasicfunctionsoftheapplicationandhowitinteractswithyour
Brothermachine.FormoreinformationabouthowtocreatedesignsinMyDesignCenter,pleasereferto
therelevantchapterofMyDesignCenterinyourmachine’sOperationManual.
System Requirements for My Design Snap
TobeabletoinstallandusetheApp,devicesmustmeetthefollowingminimumrequirements:
Android5.0orlater/iOS10.0orlater.
Fortherecommendedsmartdevices,pleaserefertoBrother Solutions Center.
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OVERVIEW
Viewing Instructional Videos
TherearealsoseveralinstructionalvideosinstalledonyourMachinewhichdemonstratetheapplication’s
functions.Besuretowatchthesevideosandreadthisinstructionmanualbeforeusingtheapplication.


1. PressSewing Machine HelpontheHomeScreen.
2. Select Video.Thenewpagedisplaysalistofvideo
topics.Touchatopictoviewtheavailablevideos.
3. PressPlay
towatch.
4. PressStop
toend.
5. PressRepeat
towatchagain.
6. PressClose
toreturntothevideolist.
7. PressReturn
togobacktothemainscreen
forSewingMachineHelp.
8. SelectClose
toexit.
Thebuilt-ininstructionalvideosfortheapplicationcanbefoundinthesecategories:
Settings:
•EnablingaWirelessNetworkConnection(seepage5ofthisbook)
Embroidery:
•UsingMyDesignSnaptoPositionanEmbroideryDesign(seepage10ofthisbook)
•PositioningUsingMyDesignSnapandanEmbroideryPositioningSticker(seepage11ofthisbook)
•ConvertinganImageonthesmartphonetoEmbroideryData(seepage13ofthisbook)
•DrawingEmbroideryDataonFabric(seepage10ofthisbook)
•ConvertingaLineDrawingtoEmbroideryData(seepage12ofthisbook)
•ConvertinganImagetoEmbroideryData(seepage12ofthisbook)
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ENABLINGAWIRELESSNETWORKCONNECTION
Enabling a Wireless Network Connection
Enabling a Wireless Network Connection on Your Brother Machine
Inordertoconnectyourmachinetoawirelessnetwork,thesecurityinformation(SSIDandnetworkkey)
foryourhomenetworkwillberequired.Thenetworkkeymayalsobecalledapassword,securitykeyor
encryptionkey.First,findyoursecurityinformationandnoteit.
1. PressWireless LAN keyatthetopofthescreen.
2. SetWireless LAN EnabletoON.
3. PressWireless LAN Setup Wizard.
4. Selectthedesired network below Select SSID.

5. SpecifysettingsforSSIDandPassword,andthenpressOK.
Thiscompletestheconnection.
Installing the Application
ToinstalltheapplicationusingyourBrothermachine,youwillneedtohaveaQRReaderappinstalled.
Otherwise,searchfortheappcalled“My Design Snap”(inAppStoreforiOSorinPlayStoreforAndroid)
Pressthesmartphonekeyintheupper-rightcornerofthescreen.
WhentheMyDesignSnapiconandQRcodesappear,scantheQR
codeforyoursmartphone.
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ENABLINGAWIRELESSNETWORKCONNECTION
Connecting the Application to Your Brother Machine
Youwillneedtocheckyoursmartphone’sWLANsettingstoensurethatitisconnectedtothesame
networkasyourBrothermachine.Beforeopeningtheapplicationonyoursmartphone,besuretoturn
onyourBrothermachineandenablethewirelessLAN.
EachtimeyouopentheMyDesignSnapapplication,theapplicationwillsearchforthenpairwithyour
Brothermachine.
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1. AfterMyDesignSnapisinstalledonthesmartphone,tapits
icontostartit.
2. TaptheSearchkeytosearchforthemachinethatis
connectedtothesamewirelessLAN.
3. TapSelectkey.
4. SelectyourmachineintheSelectDevicescreen.Forthis
example,thenameappearsas“SewingMachine”,butthis
canbechangedfromyourmachine.
5. TapFinishkey.
Mobile Device Lens Calibration
WhenusingtheMyDesignSnapapp,youmaybepromptedtocalibratethelensofyoursmartphonefor
improvedpositioningaccuracy.Theappwillguideyouthroughthesesteps:
POSITIONINGANEMBROIDERYDESIGN(EASYMODE)
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Positioning an Embroidery Design
Positioning a Design Using the Easy Mode
TousetheMyDesignSnapapptopositionadesign,youwillfirstneedtohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)
inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandset an embroidery design.
TheexampleshowninthissectionusestheEasy modeintheappanddesign 007 from embroidery
category 1/subcategory 15.
Subcategory Design
Aftertheselectedpatternappearsonthemachine’sscreen,pressSetkeyinthelower-rightcornerofthe
screen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp
andselectthefirsticon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,leavethemodesettoEasy.
1. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align
the frameonthescreenwiththeactualembroideryframe.
Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemust
alignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
2. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarson
therightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustment
areas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeen
successfullytaken.
3. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosendtheimagetoyour
machine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhas
beensent.
4. Aftertheimageisdeliveredtoyourmachine,youwillseea
promptonthemachine’sscreentoupdate.Attach the frame
withfabriconembroiderycariedge,thenselect OKtoupdate.
Theembroideryarmwillmove.
5. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,theembroidery patternthat
yousetappearsinthefabricthatwasphotographed.Press
Edit keyinthisscreentomove,rotate,and/orresizethe
embroiderypattern.
6. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
POSITIONINGANEMBROIDERYDESIGN(ADVANCEDMODE)
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Positioning a Design Using the Advanced Mode
TousetheMyDesignSnapapptopositionadesign,youwillfirstneedtohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)
inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandset an embroidery design.
TheexampleshowninthissectionusestheAdvanced modeintheappanddesign 007 from embroidery
category 1/subcategory 15.
Subcategory Design
Aftertheselectedpatternappearsonthemachine’sscreen,press Set keyinthelower-rightcornerof
thescreen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp
andselectthefirsticon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,change the mode to Advanced.
1. Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwillbeprompted
toattach an embroidery positioning stickerwhereyouwant
thedesigntostitch.
2. Attachthestickersothatthecenterdotinthelowercircle
alignswithoneofninereferencepointsforplacement:center,
upperleft,uppercenter,upperright,leftcenter,rightcenter,
lowerleft,lowercenter,andlowerright.
3. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align
the frame on the screen with the actual embroidery frame.
Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemust
alignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
4. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarson
therightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustment
areas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeen
successfullytaken.
5. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosendtheimagetoyour
machine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhas
beensent.
POSITIONINGANEMBROIDERYDESIGN(ADVANCEDMODE)
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6. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,theembroidery patternthat
yousetappearsinthefabricthatwasphotographed.The
embroidery positioning stickerisalsovisibleontheLCD
screen.
7. ThecarriagewillbepositionedsothatthebeamoftheW+
embroideryfootisveryclosetothecenterofthebottom
circleofthepositioningsticker.Usethearrowkeys(shownto
theleft)toalign the LED pointerwiththecenterofbottom
circleoftheembroidery positioning sticker,andthen
press OK key.Bycalibratingthepositioninthisway,the
embroiderypatterncanbepreciselypositioned.
8. Select the Edit keytodisplaytheeditingwindow.Select the
Size key,adjustthedesigntothedesiredsize,andthenpress
OKkey.
9. Select the Embroidery keyinthelowerrightcornerofthe
screen.
10. Select the Layout keyandthenthepositioning sticker key.
11. Topositionthedesignsothatthedesign’s centermatches
theembroiderypositioningsticker,select the Center key,and
thenpressOK key.Theembroiderypatternwillsnaptothe
positionandangleoftheembroiderypositioningsticker.
Youcanusethissameprocessforanyoftheninereference
points.
12. Checkthedesignpositiononthefabricbackground.If
necessary,usethemoveandrotatetoolstoperfectthe
design’sposition.
13. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
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Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center within
the Hoop
WiththeMyDesignSnapapp,animagephotographedwithasmartphonecanbeusedasabackground
inMyDesignCenter.Detailscanbeaddedtothebackground,andthedrawingcanbeconvertedto
embroiderydata.Thecombinationofthefabricpatternandhand-drawnembroideryfurtherbroadens
yourrangeofexpression.
Onepracticalapplicationforthisfunctionisaddingdesigndetailstoafabric.
TocreateembroiderydatainMyDesignCentertobestitchedinaspecificlocation,youwillfirstneed
tohoop the fabric(withstabilizer)inoneofthecodifiedhoopsandopenMyDesignCenteronthe
machine’sHomescreen.
Onyoursmartphone,opentheapp
andselectthesecondicon .
Aftertheapplicationpairswithyourmachine,setthemodetoEasyorAdvanced,dependingonthe
placementaccuracyneeded.TheexamplebelowusestheAdvancedmodeforprecisepositioning.

1. Whenyouselecttheadvancedmode,youwillbepromptedto
attach an embroidery positioning sticker.Thestickerwillbe
usedforcalibrationonly,soitsexactpositionand/orangleis
notimportant.
2. Whentheembroideryframecapturescreenappears,align
the frame on the screen with the actual embroidery frame.
Theblackmarksatthetopandbottomoftheframemust
alignwiththeblackcirclesintheapp.
3. Positionthesmartphonesothatthebluecirclesinthebarson
therightandbottomofthescreenarewithintheadjustment
areas.Whenthecountdownbegins,thephotohasbeen
successfullytaken.
4. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutosend the imagetoyour
machine.Youwillreceiveconfirmationwhenthedesignhas
beensent.
5. Attach the embroidery frametothemachine.
6. Press Load keyatthetopofthepatterndrawingscreenof
MyDesignCenter.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthewireless network
connectionkeytoretrievetheimage.
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8. Select the imagetransferredfromthesmartphone,andthen
pressSetkey.
9. ThecarriagewillbepositionedsothatthebeamoftheW+
embroideryfootisveryclosetothecenterofthebottom
circleofthepositioningsticker.Usethearrowkeys(shownto
theleft)toalign the LED pointerwiththecenterofbottom
circleoftheembroidery positioning sticker,andthen
press OK key.Bycalibratingthepositioninthisway,the
embroiderypatterntobecreatedcanbepreciselypositioned.
10. Thefabricthatwasphotographedandtheembroidery
positioning stickerwillbedisplayedonthemachine’sLCD
screen.
11. DisplaythescreenenlargedwithZoomkeyintheupper-left
cornerofthescreen.
12. Movetheredframeinthepatternpreviewareauntilthe
areawhereyouwanttodrawtheembroideryappearsinthe
patterndrawingarea.
13. Withthetouchpen(stylus),draw the embroidery linesontop
ofthebackgroundappearinginthepatterndrawingarea.
14. Press Next keytocontinuetothestitchsettingscreen.
15. Onthisscreen,youcanselect the dierent regions and
lineswithinthedesignandmakechangetothestitch
settings.Refertoyourmachine’sOperationManualformore
informationaboutMyDesignCentersfeatureandfunctions.
16. Afterassigningstitchtypesandproperties,select Preview.
Setthedesignandconverttoembroiderydata.
17. Embroiderthedesigntocompletetheprocess.
Anotherpracticalapplicationforloadinganimageasabackdropisaddingdecorativestitchingaround
anembroideredpattern.Thisprocessisexplainedinthemachine’sOperationManual.Fortheprecision
requiredforthistypeofproject,werecommendusingtheAdvancedmodeoftheapplication.
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Creating Embroidery Data in My Design Center with
Image from the Smartphone
Yourmachine’sMyDesignCenterfunctionallowsyoutocreateembroiderydatafromimages
transferredbyeitheraUSBmediaorfromtheMyDesignSnapapplication.Theimagesaredividedinto
twocategories:Linedrawingsandillustrations.
Line Drawings
Illustrations
•Mustbedrawnclearlyusinglineswith
approximately1mmthickness
•Shouldbedrawninastrongcontrast
Ifthelinesaretooshortorgatheredtoodensely,
theywillnotbeloadedcorrectly.
Ifyoucannotconvertthelinedrawingas
expected,youcanloadtheimageasa
backgroundandusethestylustotracethe
elementsofthedrawing.
Linedrawingsareconvertedwithoutrecognizing
thethicknessoflines.Ifyouwanttochangethe
thicknessoflines,specifyinthesettingsscreen.
Linedrawingsareconvertedasblacklines.You
canchangethecolor.
Formoreinformationabouttheprocess,referto
yourmachine’sOperationManual.
•Mustbeclearlydrawn,withnogradation,fading
orblurriness
•Mustbeatleasta5mm(approximately1/4inch)
square
•Mustbeextremelysimpleimages
Iftheimageistoocomplex,itwillnotbeloaded
correctly.
Ifyoucannotconverttheillustrationasexpected,
youcanloadtheimageasabackgroundanduse
thestylustotracetheelementsofthedrawing.
Formoreinformationabouttheprocess,referto
yourmachine’sOperationManual.
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1. TocreateembroiderydatainMyDesignCenterwithdatatransferredfromtheapp,openMyDesign
Centeronthemachine’sHomescreen.
2. Toloadanimagestoredonyoursmartphone,opentheapp
andselectthethirdicon .
3. Followthestepstoallowtheapplicationtopairwithyourmachine.

4. Youwillbepromptedtoselectanimage.Followthestepsto
transfertheimagetothemachine.
5. Yoursmartphonewillpromptyoutoselect an imageonyour
smartphone.Afterselectingandsendingtheimage,youwill
receiveconfirmationwhentheimagehasbeensent.
Line Drawings Illustrations
6. Toconvertalinedrawingtoembroiderydata,
selectthe
icon.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthe
wireless networkconnectionkey
to
retrievetheimage.
8. Followthestepsinthemachine’sOperation
Manualtoassignstitchtypes,stitch
properties,andcolors.
6. Toconvertanillustrationtoembroiderydata,
selectthe
icon.
7. Onthemachine’sLCDscreen,Pressthe
wireless networkconnectionkey
to
retrievetheimage.
8. Followthestepsinthemachine’sOperation
Manualtoassignstitchtypes,stitch
properties,andcolors.
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